Tag: Transparency in journalism
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Police Editorial Preview Rights in Documentary Contracts
Overview: What the disclosure reveals A recent release under the Official Information Act has shed light on an unsettled aspect of documentary production: the inclusion of a clause that gives police the right to preview a film before it is screened and to demand editorial changes. Reported by the NZ Herald, the document’s name was…
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BBC Gaza Documentary Faces Ofcom Breach Ruling: What Happened and Why It Matters
Overview: Ofcom rules a serious breach by the BBC In a landmark ruling, UK media regulator Ofcom found that the BBC committed a “serious breach” of broadcasting rules in the documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone. The central issue was not the documentary’s overall subject—Gaza’s daunting realities—but a failure to disclose a key factual…